Aggregation kinetics of fragmental PET nanoplastics in aqueous environment: Complex roles of electrolytes, pH and humic acid

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作者
Dong, Shunan [1 ]
Cai, Wangwei [1 ]
Xia, Jihong [1 ]
Sheng, Liting [1 ]
Wang, Weimu [1 ]
Liu, Hui [1 ]
机构
[1] Hohai Univ, Coll Agr Sci & Engn, Nanjing 210098, Peoples R China
基金
国家重点研发计划; 中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
PET nanoplastics; Aggregation kinetics; pH; Electrolyte; Humic acid; GRAPHENE OXIDE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ZNO NANOPARTICLES; CARBON NANOTUBES; WATER CHEMISTRY; POROUS-MEDIA; MICROPLASTICS; TOXICITY; PARTICLES; TRANSPORT;
D O I
10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115828
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The aggregation kinetics of fragmental polyethylene glycol terephthalate (PET) nanoplastics under various chemistry conditions in aqueous environment were firstly investigated in this work. The aggregation of PET nanoplastics increased with increasing electrolyte concentrations and decreasing solution pH, which became stronger with the presence of divalent cations (e.g. Ca2+ and Mg2+) than that of monovalent cations (e.g. Na+ and K+). The effect of cations with the same valence on the aggregation of PET nanoplastics was similar. The measured critical coagulation concentrations (CCC) for PET nanoplastics at pH 6 were 55.0 mM KCl, 54.2 mM NaCl, 2.1 mM CaCl2 and 2.0 mM MgCl2, which increased to 110.4 mM NaCl and 5.6 mM CaCl2 at pH 10. In addition, the aggregation of PET nanoplastics was significantly inhibited with the presence of humic acid (HA), and the CCC values increased to 558.8 mM NaCl and 12.3 mM CaCl2 (1 mg L-1 HA). Results from this study showed that the fragmental PET nanoplastics had the quite higher CCC values and stability in aqueous environment. In addition, the aggregation behaviors of PET nanoplastics can be successfully predicted by the Derjguin Landau Verwey Overbeek (DLVO) theory. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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